Category: Youth Development
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Most of the bullying Michigan Teacher of the Year Melody Arabo endured did not happen until she was in middle school, which is why she was shocked when she, as an educator, saw some of her sweetest and brightest students acting as bullies in the third grade. It inspired her to author “Diary of a
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Girls on the Run is a powerful program that teaches girls important life lessons about confidence and character through running exercises.
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Storytelling can be one of the most powerful ways to get a message across. For Margaret Edwartowski, Executive Director of Y Arts, telling her story led her to a $225,000 grant that will allow her to continue enriching lives of young adults in metro Detroit through the arts. Edwartowski was mentioning challenges that Y Arts
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On Sunday, Nov. 16, thousands of girls dressed in tutus and boys sporting capes ran across the finish line at Kensington Metropark as part of the Girls on the Run and STRIDE Fall 2014 5K. Months of training through Girls on the Run of Greater Detroit and STRIDE, programs at the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit that
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Margaret Edwartowski, Executive Director of Y Arts, believes that people can learn important communications skills through the art of improv. And she’s not alone. Improv is on the rise in Detroit, and Margaret is at the forefront of the movement. “The main program we have that we’re running through Y Arts is a partnership with Keegan-Michael
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We are thrilled to announce the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit will be doing even bigger and better things for kids in our community as a result of a recent partnership with Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH). As part of its initiative to improve the health of children in Michigan, MDCH has awarded the State Alliance of
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Girls on the Run (GOTR), a transformative youth development program that teaches life skills through running lessons, was an official charity partner of the 2014 Detroit Free Press/Talmer Bank Marathon on Oct. 19. On race day, the GOTR support team of 104 adult runners ran a combined total of 1,617.1 miles through Detroit and helped
